The European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) implements the European Research Council (ERC) funding programme, which supports frontier research across all fields of science.
European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)
Responsibilities
Over the 2021–2027 period, the ERCEA manages a substantial budget under the Horizon Europe framework programme, dedicated to funding excellent, investigator-driven research. This includes support for individual researchers through ERC grants, covering all career stages and research domains.
In addition to managing the current programme, the Agency oversees the implementation of grants from previous framework programmes and ensures the continuity of ongoing projects. The ERCEA is responsible for the operational, financial, and administrative management of the ERC, contributing to the delivery of EU research and innovation priorities.
Leadership and organisation
As for all Executive Agencies, it is managed by a Director and a Steering Committee, both appointed by the Commission.
The ERCEA is led by the Director, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the agency and its staff and also for the implementation of the ERC's strategy and positions, as defined by the ERC Scientific Council.
Director Laurence Moreau
European Research Council Executive Agency - Organisation Chart
The ERCEA Steering Committee is the body that supervises the operations of the ERCEA.
It adopts the Agency's annual work programmes, administrative budget and annual reports.
The current membership of the ERC Executive Agency Steering Committee is as follows:
- Marc Lemaître, Director-General DG RTD, Directorate General for Research and Innovation (Chair)
- Joanna Drake, Deputy-Director-General DG RTD, Implementation, Impact and Sustainable Investment Strategies (Vice-Chair)
- Matthias Will, Director, Common Implementation Centre, DG RTD
- Dirk Inzé, Member of the ERC Scientific Council
- Björn Ottersten , Member of the ERC Scientific Council
- Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (Observer)
- Marco Umberto Moricca, Director, Careers and Staff Development, DG HR (Observer)
It is the European Commission that appoints the members of the Steering Committee for a (renewable) period of two years.
Transparency
As part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commission staff holding management functions publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives.
Contact
Phone number- +32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)
Postal address
Social media
Place Rogier 16 Covent Garden - COV 2
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Belgium